Today I have run 365 consecutive days of running.  Wow, I can't really believe it.  I have been asked if I am going to stop and my answer is "no, I am keeping on going".  Why, I feel really good.  I mean, I feel really, really good - much liked I felt when I was in my 30's.  I going to see how far I can keep this up.  Maybe 400 days, maybe more.  The one thing that I know is my body is performing and recovering as I did some 20 years ago.  I can't complain about that.  A couple of weeks ago we ran 20 miles in 3:05 and when I was in my 30's I ran a 20 mile, flat course in 3:00 and felt good about it.

I have run 3,324.5 miles, though I didn't start recording miles until the end of July.  My body continues to amaze me in how it can run, daily, recover on my slow days and keep on going.  A year ago I was happy to run 11:30 to 12:00 minute miles, to today I often run between 8:30 and 8:00 minutes per mile.  My weight, a year ago, was 230 lbs - which was the motivation to start the streak - and today I am 184 lbs.  Some 46 pounds.  I am very happy about that.

This past year I have run in the heat, the wind, the snow and, more rain than I care to see.  Running in the winter darkness, day after day, almost got to me, but the winter daylight seem to pass quickly.  That passing was received by much gratitude by me.  I have also ran many miles with very dear friends.  Knowing they were going to meet me at a particular time helped me get my butt out the door on those days when I didn't want to run, which, odds as it may seem, didn't happen all that much.

For the past year my body has continue to amaze me in what limits it can achieve.  Oh, I have had some aches and pains, but they were all minor, nothing major.  Some days I ran slow and short, always ensuring to meet my minimum time to run, which was 20 minutes, to days where I logged 30 miles in a single event - The Chuckanut, which kicked my butt in a big way and motivated me to continue my commitment to lose my excess weight.  Though I have lost a total of 46 lbs, I must continue to lose another 20 lbs and get my body to a very healthy weight.  What a journey this has been.

What is next?  More miles and more training.  My plan is to run a fast marathon this fall, maybe in Victoria.  My goal is to quality for the the Boston Marathon this year and I am planning on doing it this fall.  My long term goal is to quality for the Boston Marathon each year.  Pretty cool and a worthy goal.

See you on the roads.  Run safe,

Clark